Thursday TV Ratings Australia – The Mid-Year Ashes on Nine is #1 non news in primetime for overnights and wins in Total TV

TV Ratings Australia Analysis for Total TV (29 June, 2023) and Overnight (6 July, 2023) ratings.

Seven

#1 Seven News – 1,439 000 (+3%)

#2 Seven News at 6.30 – 1,363 000 (+4%)

#7 The Chase Australia – 877 000 (+4%)

#10 Home and Away – 712 000 (+33%)

#15 The Chase Australia – 5pm – 548 000 (+4%)

#22 Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – 395 000 (+1%)

#24 Sunrise – 374 000 (+5%)

#26 Seven News at 4.30 – 333 000 (+3%)

#27 Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – Pre Match – 323 000 (+0%)

Nine

#3 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 2 – 1,198 000 (+16%)

#4 Nine News – 1,059 000 (+6%)

#5 Nine News 6.30 – 1,039 000 (+6%)

#6 A Current Affair – 890 000 (+7%)

#9 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 2 – 756 000 (+19%)

#13 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 2 – 603 000 (+23%)

#14 Hot Seat – 584 000 (+5%)

#16 Tipping Point – 456 000 (+7%)

#17 Nine’s Afternoon News – 439 000 (+4%)

#18 Thursday Night NRL Live – 422 000 (+13%)

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#20 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Pre Match – Day 2 – 410 000 (+11%)

#23 Hot Seat – 5pm – 391 000 (+5%)

#25 Thursday Night NRL Live – Pre Match – 373 000 (+10%)

#29 Today – 320 000 (+9%)

10

#11 MasterChef Australia – Thursday – 707 000 (+32%)

#19 The Project 7pm – 418 000 (+6%)

#28 10 News First – 321 000 (+3%)

ABC

#8 ABC News – 817 000 (+4%)

#12 730 – 665 000 (+10%)

#21 A Life in Ten Pictures – 407 000 (+13%)

#30 Grand Designs New Zealand (R) – 303 000 (+11%)

TOTAL TV – 25-54

#1 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 2 – 461 000 (+28%)

#4 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 2 – 330 000 (+29%)

#6 MasterChef Australia – Thursday – 282 000 (+45%)

#8 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 2 – 262 000 (+35%)

#10 Home and Away – 241 000 (+70%)

#12 Thursday Night NRL Live – 163 000 (+21%)

#13 The Project 7pm – 161 000 (+10%)

#17 Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football – 142 000 (+2%)

#18 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Pre Match – Day 2 – 140 000 (+19%)

#22 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Tea – Day 2 – 122 000 (+40%)

#28 The Mid-Year Ashes: Second Test – England v Australia – Session 3 – Day 2 – 90 000 (+50%)

#29 Highway Patrol Special (R) – 89 000 (+7%)

Overnight Ratings

Analysis

Seven

Seven News was #1 with a clean sweep in all markets. Seven News at 6.30 was #2 with wins in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Home and Away was #13 with 345 000. Seven’s AFL: Thursday Night Football was #16 with 312 000 across 7 and 7mate. A repeat Highway Patrol special was 189 000 across 7 and 7mate. Britain’s Got Talent had an audience of 114 000 across 7 and 7mate.

Nine

Nine News was #3 with no wins in any market. Nine News 6.30 was #4 with wins in Sydney and Brisbane. A Current Affair was #6 overall, but #1 in its slot with 584 000. For the main channel, it was Thursday Night NRL Live in Sydney and Brisbane with 217 000 viewers. The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1 aired in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth for an audience of 420 000.

10

The Project 6.30pm was #32 with 167 000. The Project 7pm was on 253 000. MasterChef Australia – Thursday was #12 with 368 000. The First Inventors was on 115 000. An encore of The Cheap Seats was on 74 000. A late night repeat of Law and Order: SVU was on 68 000.

ABC

ABC News was #8 and sat behind A Current Affair. 730 was #14 with 343 000. A Life in Ten Pictures was on 183 000. A repeat of Grand Designs: New Zealand was on 165 000. One Plus One: The Elders was on 69 000.

16-39

1. The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1
2. The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 1
3. The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 1
4. Nine News 6.30
5. Seven News

25-54

1. The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1
2. Seven News
3. Seven News at 6.30
4. The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 1
5. Nine News 6.30

Multi Channels

Winner: 9Gem (8.5%)

Second: 7two (3.2%)

9Gem was the #1 multi channel thanks to The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 1 – Day 1 (#1 with 290 000), The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Lunch – Day 1 (#2 with 174 000), The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Session 2 – Day 1 (#3 with 120 000) and The Mid-Year Ashes: Third Test – England v Australia – Pre Match – Day 1 (#4 with 107 000).

7two was the #2 multi channel thanks to Home and Away airing in Melbourne and Adelaide (#6 with 98 000), Bargain Hunt (#12 with 76 000), Father Brown (#8 with 92 000) and Murdoch Mysteries (#18 with 70 000).

VOZ Ratings

Note: This post will be updated with VOZ ratings each afternoon

How the Networks Analysed their Own Performance
Note: N/A means the network has not sent out a report today

NINE

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:

• The 9Network is the overwhelmingly dominant No.1 network with all key demos and Total People
• Channel 9 is the No.1 primary channel with all key demos and Total People
• 9Gem is the No.1 multi channel with all key demos and Total People
• The Mid-Year Ashes Third Test Session 1 Day 1 took out the No.1 program live streamed yesterday against all broadcasters, recording a Live BVOD Audience of 168,000
• The Mid-Year Ashes Third Test Session 1 Day 1 was the No.1 program with People 16-39 across 5 City Metro
• 9News was the No.1 program with Total People in Sydney
• A Current Affair won its timeslot with Total People across 5 City Metro, East Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide
• Thursday Night NRL recorded a Live BVOD Audience of 39,000

TODAY Show won its breakfast slot with Total People across East Coast, Melbourne and Brisbane

SEVEN

TEN

LAST NIGHT
Overnight ratings Thursday, 6 July 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS
• MasterChef Australia: #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• MasterChef Australia: #2 7.30pm show in under 50s and 25 to 54s.
• 10 Peach: #2 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.
Network 10 (10 + 10 Bold + 10 Peach + 10 Shake):
• Up 6% in week-on-week in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.

• 10: Up 8% in 25 to 54s week-on-week and 6% in under 50s and 16 to 39s.
• 10 Bold: Up 5% week-on-week.
• 10 Bold: Up 6% on the same night last year.
• 10 Peach: #2 multi-channel in its key demo of 16 to 39s.

MasterChef Australia:
• 557,000 national viewers (metro + regional + live stream). Peaked at 681,000 viewers.
• #1 entertainment show in under 50s, 25 to 54s and 16 to 39s.
• #2 in its timeslot in under 50s and 25 to 54s.
• Up 10% in under 50s week-on-week, 9% in 16 to 39s and 3% in 25 to 54s.
• Live stream viewers up 24% compared with the same episode in 2022.
• Series: Achieving biggest live stream audience ever up 27% on 2022.
• Series: Achieving biggest BVOD audience ever up 24% on 2022.

The First Inventors:
• 200,000 national viewers across 10, 10 Play, NITV and SBS On Demand (metro + regional + live stream). Peaked at 371,000 viewers.
• Up 13% in 25 to 54s week-on-week.

OzTam Information

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